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Education and Intergenerational Mobility

Research Question

Can education change a person's future?

Overview

The extent of our education is not determined solely by our own efforts.

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Various factors—such as our parents’ education, our family’s financial situation, the region where we were born, and our gender—influence our educational opportunities.

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So, can education help us overcome the influence of these “circumstances of birth” and broaden our life choices?

Intergenerational Mobility?

Family, Parental Education, and Financial Situation

School, Higher Education, and Learning Experience

Education, Income,

and Life Choices

Is ours a society where children can expand their own potential regardless of their parents’ socioeconomic background?

Studying those intergenerational connections is one of my research topics.

Education is a vital means of expanding one’s life choices.

However, not everyone has access to the same educational opportunities. Furthermore, even when people receive the same school education, the outcomes are not necessarily the same for everyone.

Family Environment and Community

Quality of Schools and Education

Education Policy

How are you researching this question?

​Using Kenya—where relative poverty is also an issue—as a case study in the African region, we are conducting the following research.

🇰🇪 Kenya: Intergenerational Educaiton Mobility 
 

  • Trends in Social Mobility Using Census Data

“How has the relationship between parents' and children's educational attainment changed over time?”

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  • The Impact of Multiple Challenges on Educational Opportunities

“How do a family’s financial situation, geographic conditions, and the mother’s education affect a child’s educational opportunities?”​​​

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  • The Impact of Policies to Ease Financial Constraints on Reducing Economic Inequality

“Do scholarships encourage children from low-income families to attend college?”

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